Jenni Wiltz

A Stand-Alone Novella in the Natalie Brandon Thriller Series

Meet the heroine readers call “brilliant,”“strong,” and “insightful” in a series that’s “compelling, fast paced, and action packed.”

Natalie Brandon doesn’t believe in curses – except the one afflicting her. Diagnosed with schizophrenia, she’s tormented by a recurring hallucination – the voice of an angel named Belial. When her boss acquires a copy of the rare 1631 Sinners’ Bible, Belial tells her that the book is linked to the tragic Stuart dynasty – and the curse that brought it down.

Natalie doesn’t believe it until the public unveiling of the book goes horribly awry. A pair of thieves take Natalie, her sister, and her boss hostage. When Belial orders her to keep the thieves from stealing the Sinners’ Bible, Natalie knows it’s because he wants to unleash the curse once more. Will she stop the thieves or will she stop Belial? No matter which choice she makes, someone will die.

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A country in political and religious turmoil…

The presence chamber’s doors flew open and the men-at-arms stamped their halberds as King Charles I passed into the antechamber. The queen followed him, swathed in pearls and a fox-fur wrap. William bowed low as the king and queen swept toward him. “Your Majesties,” he said.

“William,” Charles replied warmly. “What brings you here on such a cold day? I’d have thought the warmth of your hearth would suit you better than this drafty old place.”

The king spoke French, as he always did in the queen’s presence, requiring him to reply in kind. “My duty suits me in any weather, Your Majesty.”

“And what is your duty today?”

His hands shook as he held out the book. “The devil is at work in England, sire.”

Meet the Characters

Natalie

•Our heroine •Diagnosed with early-onset paranoid schizophrenia at age 9 •Hears a persistent hallucination – the voice of an angel named Belial

Beth

•Natalie’s older sister and legal guardian •Yale, class of ’95 – history major •Tenured professor at Rosemont University

•1633-1701 •King of England •Brother of Charles II and Henriette •Father of Mary and Anne

Mary II

•1662-1694 •Married William of Orange •Took crown from James II

Anne

•1665-1714 •Queen of England •Last reigning Stuart

A standoff between a desperate brother and a determined sister…

Natalie looked at the man with the gun and a jolt of fear shot through her veins. The door was closed, and he had a silencer. He could shoot them all, if he wanted. Belial, she mouthed. Wake up.

The gunman aimed the pistol at Avi. “What else is behind that door?”

Avi held up his hands. “It’s a s—storage room. Shelves and manuscripts.”

“Get in.”

Avi nodded and stepped backward.

“Wait,” the gunman said. “Your phone. Put it on the lectern.”

Natalie tilted her head. Whoever this guy was, he wasn’t someone she’d have pegged to use the word lectern. Her eyes flickered toward Beth, but her sister was facing forward, stock-still.

The gunman moved to the front of the room. “You,” he said, aiming at an Asian girl who was holding up her hands and hyperventilating with fear. “Into the storage room.” He proceeded through the first two rows of folding chairs, directing everyone to drop their phones on the lectern and proceed into the storage room.

Belial, she thought. He’s coming to Beth. What do I do?

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The Sinner’s Bible was last modified: October 20th, 2017 by Her Highness

About Me

I went to science camp in fifth grade. I wasn't special or anything - everyone had to go, even two kids from the one-room schoolhouse down the road. Our counselors were high-school students, but they might as well have been adults. They could drive, they went on dates, they had jobs, and each of us had questions we were dying to ask. Some kids asked about cars. One asked whether they liked being counselors. Me? I asked when we'd finally get to study the French Revolution.

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